Difference between revisions of "Periareion"

From Marspedia
Jump to: navigation, search
(Pedantry)
(Fix definition)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
==Definition==
 
==Definition==
  
'''The point at which a body in Mars orbit comes closest to Mars,''' i.e. the [[periapsis]] of a body in Mars orbit.
+
The closest distance that a body in Mars orbit comes to Mars, i.e. the [[periapsis]] of a body in Mars orbit.
  
The point at which a body's orbit is farthest from Mars is known as [[Apoareion]]
+
The greatest distance from Mars is known as [[Apoareion]].
  
  
 
[[Category:Orbital Mechanics]]
 
[[Category:Orbital Mechanics]]

Revision as of 02:36, 22 February 2013

Definition

The closest distance that a body in Mars orbit comes to Mars, i.e. the periapsis of a body in Mars orbit.

The greatest distance from Mars is known as Apoareion.